Chinese Staircase Stitch Ponytail

Hey, it's July! So I stumbled across this video on YouTube and thought this looked so cute and easy! Try it out!

Just One Cookie

You know those days where you just want ONE cookie? I found a recipe for one cookie, so I thought I'd share it with you all. Now, I don't know if this recipe actually works, but I'm hoping to give it a test soon. If any of you give it a taste, let me know if it's good!

Source

Ingredients:

- 1 tbsp. butter (melted)

- 1 tbsp. white sugar, 1 tbsp. brown sugar

- 3 drops of vanilla, pinch of salt, 1 egg yolk

- 1/4 c. flour

- 2 tbsp. chocolate chips

Steps:

- Mix the ingredients above in a small bowl (the one in the picture is a deeper dish) or a mug

- Microwave the batter for 40-60 seconds in the bowl/mug

<3 Seana

Finally the Results of Our Mini Christmas Recipe Contest!

Sorry it took so long! I was sick during Christmas break and so I waited until after break to do this. Now I'm cramming for exams this week, so I'm still really busy but I found time to squeeze this in :)
Thankfully, I got four entires (more than zero) and it was really, really hard to pick. Thanks to all those who submitted a Christmas recipe! I chose Lily's submission which was actually a video on YouTube that she found! Congrats Lily!
So I'll include the video and then pictures from what I made and little changes I did to the recipe!

This is the 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 of milk combined along
with two teaspoons of hot chocolate. In the video she used
instant coffee, but I substituted hot chocolate instead
because we didn't have instant coffee.

I couldn't find any Hershey's candy cane kisses, so I came up
with my own thing: white chocolate chips and candy canes

I used 3/4 of a candy cane and ground it up into powder

Then I heated the white chocolate chips and ground candy
cane together for 45 seconds. This obviously doesn't look like
the video's, but oh well. One problem I had was that
some of the candy cane hardened again and it was a bit
hard to mix, but it worked out

This is the final product, I mixed the white chocolate/candycane
mixture in, but it didn't really melt, so I stuck it in the microwave
for a few more seconds. There was a small lump of candy cane
and chocolate at the bottom, but IT TASTED SOOOO GOOD!

This recipe is so easy to make, I bet it would be even easier if you had the right ingredients too :D

But it tasted so good! I've never had a Starbucks version, but I think I would choose this over that any day.

Thanks again Lily, and if any of you make this, tell me how it worked for you!

July

HELP!

Does anyone know where to find Hershey's candy cane kisses?
I need them for the recipe that I chose for our mini contest thing....
I can't find them anywhere!
July

Lemon Meringue Pie

So a while back, Sea posted a recipe for lemon meringue pie, but it was slightly confusing, so I was

inspired to do a post with lemon meringue pies too! This is a different recipe, and I think it is less

confusing, but something I would never attempt to make. 

Oh and somebody was wondering about our mini contest thing, and I have decided what to make! I was sick over Christmas break so I decided to make it afterward when I could enjoy it, but there is one ingredient I'm having a bit of trouble finding.... But I'll try to have that for you soon!Anyway, enjoy the pie!

*recipe credit goes to foodnetwork.com

Ingredients

Lemon Filling:

• 4 egg yolks (reserve whites for meringue)
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1 (9-inch) pre-baked pie shell
• 1 recipe Meringue, recipe follows

Directions

Adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Whisk egg yolks in medium size mixing bowl and set aside.

In a medium saucepan, combine cornstarch, water, sugar, and salt. Whisk to combine. Turn heat on medium and, stirring frequently, bring mixture to a boil. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and gradually, 1 whisk-full at a time, add hot mixture to egg yolks and stir until you have added at least half of the mixture.

Return egg mixture to saucepan, turn heat down to low and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and gently stir in butter, lemon juice, and zest until well combined. Pour mixture into pie shell and top with meringue while filling is still hot. Make sure meringue completely covers filling and that it goes right up to the edge of the crust. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until meringue is golden. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Make sure pie is cooled completely before slicing.

Meringue Topping:

• 4 egg whites
• 1 pinch cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Place egg whites and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form and then gradually add sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form, approximately 1 to 2 minutes. Use to top lemon filling.